Helvetia
Americannoun
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an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the western and northern parts of Switzerland.
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Latin name of Switzerland.
noun
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the Latin name for Switzerland
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a Roman province in central Europe (1st century bc to the 5th century ad ), corresponding to part of S Germany and parts of W and N Switzerland
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The Helvetia General Store is also home to a Fasnacht mask museum.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022
She also co-owned and operated the Helvetia Winery.
From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2021
The remains of the Helvetia, a ship wrecked in 1887, is visible on the beach at low tide.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2020
Baloise, Helvetia Holding AG and Swiss Life Holding AG, the Alpine nation’s biggest private real-estate investor, are being outmuscled as record-low interest rates spur the country’s 352,000 millionaire households to buy property.
From BusinessWeek • Dec. 9, 2011
Meanwhile the other divisions of the Gauls, consisting of the Kimry and the Tigurines, after traversing Helvetia and Norica, arrived at the Tridentine passes of the Alps at the end of winter.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 by Various
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